[HCDX]: DX summary: Rockport, MA: 2-3 DEC 1998

[WA1ION@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Summary of DX from Rockport, MA outing on 2-3 DEC 1998 (UTC).
Full-detail logs, with some subsequent additional receptions, 
will be issued later.

The weather was fair with a full moon through some high haze
over the ocean.  The temperature was relatively mild by December 
standards (about 5 C / 41 F).  Still, severe winter weather could 
be upon us at any time, so this will be the last of the after-work 
midweek car DXpeditions until March except, perhaps, for some brief 
equipment-testing runs to freshwater marshes near home (Concord
River in Carlisle-Bedford, Shawsheen River in Billerica).  I'll 
still do a bit of mobile "real DX" from coastal sites in conjunction 
with weekend trips to my mother's house on Cape Cod (generally twice 
per month, weather permitting).

Reporter: Mark Connelly, WA1ION

Receiver: Drake R8A

Antennas: cardioid array using BBL-1 Broadband Active Loop and 
APW-1 Active Whip on roof of car

Accessories: prototype DXP-1A "DXpedition phasing unit"

Site: Granite Pier (GC= 70.622 W / 42.667 N)
In my opinion, this is still the best general purpose DXing
site in the metro-Boston area.

2 DEC / 2329-2359 UTC: Algeria-549, Spain-684, Spain-657, Spain-603,
Canaries//Spain-621, Spain-648, Spain-639, Western Sahara-711.04,
Spain-729, Spain-738, Canaries//Spain-747, Spain-756, Senegal-765,
Spain-774 o/AA station, Spain-792, Canaries-837, Canaries-882,
Italy-846, Spain-855

3 DEC / 0000-0059 UTC: Algeria-891, St.Kitts-Nevis-895, unID-945,
Spain-954, Algeria(t)-981, Spain-873, Spain-1044, UK-1089,
Spain-1098, Spain-1107, Spain-1116, Spain o/u Croatia-1134,
Spain-1143, Spain-1152, Canaries//Spain-1179, Azores-837, Spain-1215,
Spain-1224, Spain-1287, Azores-693, Spain-585, Grenada-535,
Canaries//Spain-576, Spain-1296, Spain-1305

3 DEC / 0100-0159 UTC: Vatican-1530, Kuwait-1548, unID-1560.4 (weak
het on WQEW), unID-1583.6 het, Spain-1584, Spain-1575, Spain-1602 
and another on off-channel 1601.9, Anguilla-1505, AFN Azores-1503,
Venezuela-1500, Venezuela-1470, unID-1429.13 (weak het on WXKS/WNJR),
Venezuela-1420, CIGO Canada still on 1410.5 (blasting WPOP with a
rough het having some AC ripple), Spain-1413, St. Pierre-1375.02,
Norway-1314 o/ Spain, Azores-1259 hetting WPZE/CIHI, Libya-1251 
strong (with something weak on 1250.75 causing a background het)

3 DEC / 0200-0309 UTC: Venezuela-1140, Colombia-1130, Colombia-760,
Portugal-963, Portugal-594, Venezuela-940, Spain-918, Spain-864,
Neth. Antilles-800, unID SS-731.2 (this was previously drifting in 
the 733-735 range), St. Vincent-705, Puerto Rico-630, UK-1053, 
Spain-1197, Spain-1071, Spain-1125, PCH Netherlands-1619.5,
Anguilla-1610, unID-1631.03 hum-modulated carrier pretty much 
tearing up 1630, Colombia-1000, Venezuela-750

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A FEW WEB SITES TO CHECK:

Newfoundland DXpedition #7 (October 1998):
" http://home.inforamp.net/~funk/nfx.html "

DXpeditions #1 [1991] to #6 [1997] may also be found on this site.

The VERY first Newfoundland DXpedition (December 1901):
" http://www.alpcom.it/hamradio/atlantic.html "

MFJ-1026 Phasing Unit modifications:
" http://www.nordicdx.com/antenna/special/mfj1026.html "

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Some of you reading this have recently sent me E-mail messages. 
I'll try to have replies out to everyone soon.
  
73 / good DX ... Mark

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